National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee

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News & Events

What is the Role of PR in the Fight for Women’s Rights?

This Friday, March 14th at 6:30pm, join us at the National Women's Hall of Fame! You'll hear an insightful discussion on the power of public relations in advancing women’s rights. Led by PR expert Arien Rozelle from Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public...

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Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Hall!

📅 Saturday, March 8th, 6:30 PM 📍 The Hall – Now Reopening for the 2025 Season! Join us for a special evening featuring Dr. Antonia Novello, the first woman and first Hispanic Surgeon General of the United States (inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in...

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